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Banco de la República is conservative by nature and there may not be enough meetings left this year to get the interest rate down to 8.25%

Hopefully, Banco de la República will this week cut those overnight rates — by at least 50 basis points — from the current 12.25%.

Street demonstrations are part of any healthy democracy, and Sunday show us the importance of the opposition.

Both water and energy are in short supply — and suddenly it needs to be the government's fault.

The potential for wider conflict won't be a question for today, but thus far, the currency reaction appears calmer than expected.

This week, Petro was in Venezuela with Nicolás Maduro — and oil and gas topped the agenda.

Fedesarrollo's survey projects March inflation to drop to 7.34% — and continue falling to hit 5.51% by year-end.

Banco de la República cut by 50 bps to 12.25%, but despite words expressing the "magnitude" of the cut, it was the absolute minimum they could have done.

The governor has pushed this agenda since the beginning of the campaign and it is truly vital to support the women living in rural areas.

Ecopetrol is reportedly looking for alternative natural gas sources to import, as Colombia may have a 17% deficit versus demand by 2025.